"Old Man and His Land" by Ray Swanson concho belt collection On the Navajo Reservation

On the Navajo Reservation

Beaver Head Talking Stick by Chuck Reddick

or out on the town in your jeans

He is dressed in traditional Navajo costume from head to toe: headband

"Old Man and His Land" by Ray Swanson concho belt collection On the Navajo ReservationDuring the many years that the artist painted on the Navajo Reservation, he saw many changes in their lifestyle. The white man's civilization is opposite to their simple undisturbed way of life. In later years, the artist rarely saw a Navajo man attired in a traditional velvet shirt, headband, silver concho belt, and strings of coral and turquoise. This portrait is the epitome of Navajo because he expresses the quiet dignity, tenaciousness and faith